Huntsville gazette., 1887-04-23

"A NUMBER OF rulings were made fby the
Interstate Commerce Commission on the
18th, the most important action being a
communication to the Conductors and to
the Traders and Travellers unions
In the British House OF Commons, or
the 18th, an unsuccessfui effort was made
to reinstate Healy. Mr.. Sexton resumed
debate on the Irish Grimes bill am and
ment, and lampooned Major Saundersor
with such remarks as ''mean and coward.
ly," and suggested horsewhipplng him.
AT Columbus Junction, Ind, on the 18th,
twenty-three business houses were de
stroycd by fire. Loss, $45, ,0C0; insurance
S20COl
The Chinese Minister and suite left
Washington on the 18th for New York, er
route to Spain and then to South Amer
ica He will return in the fall.
THE British Minister will not accom-
pany his daughters to England They will
sail on the 3)th of this month, and Sir
Lionel West will not go over before the
end of June, owing to duties OBTAINING
him here until that time.
The steamer Servia arrived at New
York on the lS-h from Liverpool. She
mad among her passengers General and
Mrs. Booth, leaders of the Salvation
Army, who intend to start sort OF ''re
vivar' in America in the interest of the
army.
RUFUS MAGEE. United States MiHister Il
Sweden, who has been home ON leave o.
absence at Lcgansport, Ind, left for New
YORK on the 18th, en- route to Stockholm
He will only serve during M Cleveland
present term, as he prefers his old pro
fession, journalism, to that of dipls m acy.
HoN. A. j. WEAVER, ex-Congressmar
from Nebraska, died at his home in Falls
City, Neb., on the evening of the 18th
Pneumonia nd Inflammation Of the brain
were the causes.
WALKER BLAINE received a telegram
from his father, James G. Blaine, on the
18th. lated Fort Gibson, ana reading as
follows: leave here tonight Hope te
be in Chicago Wednesday morning"
ASSISTANT PAYMAsTER JOSEPH FRIcK
United States steamer Michigan, was
mortally wounded on the 18th while out
cunning. He used the butt of his gun tc
start up balky horse In the operation
the horse kicked, discharging the weapon
shooting Frick's right arm off. He lies
dying in st. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, Pa.
JUSTICE w. B. WooDs, of the United
States Supreme Court, who went to Los
Angeles, Cal, for his health several
months ago, left for the East on the 18th,
considerably improved.
THE decree that all railway passengers
entering Canada must declare on oath tc
the customs officers the exact contents OF
their baggage is to be withdrawn in COM
pliance with petition Of the railway
managers.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan has sent a
battery Of artillery, two regiments OF
cavalry and two Of infantry to attack the
Jaghoree, Ghilzais, Zoornates, Shilgaris
and Wardaks, all of whom have sworn to
fight against him to the death.
THE twenty-ftth anniversary of the
emancipation Of the slaves in the District
of Columbia was celebrated in Washing
ton on the 1Sah by a parade of colored mil
itary and civic societies. Rain interfered
somewhat with the comfort of the par
ticipants, but six hundred men were ir
line, and many times that number of col
ored citizens thronged the sidewalks. The
procession in passing the Executive Man
sion was reviewed by the President.